Cheek-plumper.



PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904.

0. L. MAYES. GHEEK PLUMPER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27,1904.

N0 MODEL.

INVENTOR 4 1.

UNITED STATES Patented August 2, 1904.

OLIVE L. MAYES, OF EVANSTON, \VYOh IING.

CHEEK-PLUMPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,367, ated August 2,1904.

Application filed January 27, 1904. Serial No. 190,816. (No model.)

To roll whrmt it ntay concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVE L. MAYns, residing at Evanston, Uinta county,Vyoming, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOheek-Plumpers; and ldo hereby declare the following to bea full, clear,and exact description of the invention. such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertaius to make and use the same.

This invention relates to toilet articles for personal wear; and itconsists of a packer or plumper for filling out the hollow of each cheekof the human face, thereby improving the personal appearance of thewearer.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the cheek-plumper. Fig. 2 isa plan view. Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on the line :1; 42 in Fig.1.

A is a plate of any convenient hard material, such as vulcanite orcelluloid. The plate is of any convenient form to lit inside the cheek.Two similar plates are used and are made right and left to fit the twocheeks. These plates are thicker at the rear end 1) than at the frontend 0, and they are also broader at their rear parts, so that the platesare somewhat pear-shaped, and their ends are rounded. These plates arealso thicker at the middle than at the edges, and their outside surfacesare convex. The inside surfaces of the plates may be of any convenientoutline which will [it against the teeth or gums of the wearer, and theplates may be curved in the direction of their length, if desired, so asto follow the curve of the jaw.

B represents hooks or other equivalent fastening or retaining devices,which project from the inner side (Z of each plate and which engage withthe teeth or gums of the wearer, so that the plate is retained in asuitable position in the mouth. The broader ends of the plates areplaced against the wisdom-teeth, and the front ends 0 project forwardlyin the mouth.

The fastening-hooks B are preferably made of some metal which will notoxidize in the mouth, and they are inserted in holes 0 in the plates andare secured in the said holes in any convenient manner. The hooks may bepermanentlysecured in the holes or they may be fitted tightly in them,so that they can be withdrawn by using a little force, and a series ofholes may be provided for them in different positions, so that thepositions of the hooks may be changed and varied to enable them to holdthe plumper-plate in position with the most comfort to the wearer and soas to produce the best effect in roundingout the cheek.

\Vhat I claim is 1. A plumper plate provided with two downwardly-bentretaining-hooks arranged side by side at different points of the lengthof the plate.

2. A plumper-plate provided with a series of holes, in combination withremovable rctaining devices engaging with the said holes so that theposition of the pli1m1)erplate in the mouth may be adjusted.

In testimony whereof .l aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OLIVE L. MAYES. Witnesses:

EnNnsrn Ur. BURDETT, LAURA E. CHAMBERLAIN.

